Olympic Swimmers Tom Dean And Matthew Richards Struggle To Keep It Together Over Clare Balding’s ‘Third Leg’ Comment

What do you get when you cross Clare Balding interviewing two Olympic gold medalist swimmers on live TV and one massive double entendre?

Giggles, that’s what.

Clare was speaking with Tom Dean and Matthew Richards shortly after the pair helped their team to gold in the 4x200m men’s freestyle in Tokyo on Wednesday, when she properly put her foot in it. 

Or should that be leg?

“You’re 18 years old, it’s your first Olympics, and you swam – honestly, your third leg was just phenomenal,” Clare enthused.

Clare was referring to Matthew swimming third in the four-leg relay for the British team, but her comment did not go unnoticed by the two young Olympic stars who could barely stifle their giggles.

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Earlier this week, Tom and Matthew’s Team GB teammate Adam Peaty also had a bit of a moment during a live interview with the BBC when he dropped not one, but two F-bombs.

Speaking to the BBC, seconds after after his triumph in the 100-metre breaststroke final, Adam turned the air blue.

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Love Island Fans Demand Justice For Teddy After He’s Stitched Up By Casa Amor’s Postcard Twist

Love Island fans have demanded justice for Teddy Soares who they believe has been stitched up by the show’s latest twist. 

The last few days have seen the original couples split up, with the boys getting to know a new group of girls in Casa Amor, and the girls staying in the main villa with a new group of boys. 

Wednesday night’s episode of the ITV2 reality series saw the girls in the main villa sent a picture postcard depicting what their partners had been up to while living in Casa Amor. 

The photos showed the lads kissing or snuggling with the new arrivals. 

And while some of the lads have been less than loyal to their original partners since being in Casa Amor, viewers took issue with the fact producers had painted Teddy in a bad light by choosing to show the girls a photo of him and Clarisse Juliette kissing during a game of dares. 

This upset Faye Winter – who had been coupled up with Teddy – believing he had not remained loyal to her.

In actual fact, he has been sleeping outside on the day beds so not to have to share a bed with anyone else, and has admitted how much he misses Faye. 

Many viewers claimed producers had done Teddy over and misled Faye with their selection of pictures, especially as Faye has now vowed to get to know other boys.

Show bosses faced a barrage of Ofcom complaints over a similar stunt they pulled in 2018. 

Dani Dyer was sent a video message of Jack Fincham reacting to the arrival of his ex-girlfriend Ellie Jones in Casa Amor.

Dani was left distraught at the thought Jack could reunite with his ex, and spent days in emotional turmoil wondering what was going on between them. 

The stunt sparked over 2,500 complaints to TV watchdog Ofcom, with many complaining the producers had caused Dani unnecessary emotional distress given there was nothing going on between Jack and Ellie. 

Ofcom later declared they wouldn’t be taking the matter any further, as they didn’t feel Love Island breached any of their guidelines, acknowledging that while Dani’s emotional reaction was difficult to watch, viewers should expect “emotionally charged scenes” and “scenes [which] have been engineered to test contestants’ relationships”. 

Love Island continues on Thursday at 9pm on ITV2 and ITV Hub.

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